2. Fasten your seatbelts: Major auto manufacturers, including GM(GM) and Ford(F), are releasing October U.S. auto sales numbers throughout the day on Tuesday. Analysts expect sales continued to slow last month.

3. Central banks in the spotlight: Economists and traders are monitoring a bunch of central bank moves this week.

Both the Bank of Japan and the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave interest rates unchanged on Tuesday.

The Bank of England had more of a surprise for markets when it announced late Monday that its governor, Mark Carney, would stay in his role until 2019 to ensure stability as Britain negotiates its exit from the European Union.

Investors had been hoping he would stay until 2021 to provide a steady hand to guide the economy.